

The Forsytes | Preview (5)
Sweeping period drama The Forsytes (6x60’), the major reimagining of John Galsworthy’s novel series The Forsyte Saga. Penned by acclaimed British screenwriter Debbie Horsfield (Poldark) the series chronicles the lives of four generations of an upper-class family of stockbrokers, set against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving late-Victorian world. BAFTA winner Francesca Annis (Flesh and Blood) plays formidable Forsyte matriarch Ann, with Stephen Moyer (True Blood) as her eldes


QI | Series W Preview (BBC Two)
The nation’s most curious comedy quiz show is back. QI returns to BBC Two and iPlayer this autumn with Series W, promising another round of razor-sharp wit, unexpected facts and the very best in comedy talent. At the helm once again is Sandi Toksvig, joined by Alan Davies as they both lead a dazzling mix of first-time guests and returning favourites who wrestle with the Weird and Wonderful, dabble in Wordmongery, puzzle over Who, What, Why and unravel all manner of Whatnots.


Joe Swash: Forgotten Young Dads | Preview (BBC Three)
In this documentary, Joe Swash meets the young men who are rewriting the young dad script - with heart, humour, and resilience. As he follows their stories, Joe reflects on his own path into fatherhood and sparks wider conversations about masculinity, the importance of positive male role models, and why it’s time for young dads to be seen, heard, supported — and celebrated. Reflecting on how becoming a father in his mid-twenties changed his life, Joe sets out across the count


Sailing The Shipping Forecast with Rev Richard Coles | Preview (More4)
Reverend Richard Coles, TV’s most beloved cleric, embarks on a marine odyssey across the British Isles and beyond in a new series, Sailing the Shipping Forecast for More4. Channel 4 has commissioned the four-part series from Strawberry Blond TV that will take viewers on a voyage from bustling waterways to remote, isolated communities reliant on the sea to survive. On the way they’ll discover the natural beauty of estuaries, oceans, channels and coastlines. Led by Rev. Coles a


New Zealand's Best Homes with Phil Spencer | Series 2 Preview (Channel 4)
Location Location Location presenter Phil Spencer travels to the other side of the world to take a look inside some of the most amazing homes that New Zealand has to offer for a second series. The series will reveal each of these stunning properties through the eyes of the people – the architects, the builders and the owners – that dared to dream them into reality. Episode 1: Phil explores three incredible beachside properties, all designed with family holidays in mind - home


Daisy May & Charlie Cooper’s NightWatch | Preview (BBC Two)
Daisy May and Charlie Cooper’s NightWatch has been commissioned for BBC Two and iPlayer for 6x30' episodes. The series will reunite the multi-award-winning partnership and combined comedy genius of siblings Daisy and Charlie through their mutual and lifelong passion of all things paranormal. The pair will be locked in together – overnight, in some of the spookiest and reputedly most haunted places in the country. Their mission will be to stay from dusk till dawn, hopefully al


STRICTLY COME DANCING: THIS WEEK'S SONGS, DANCES AND GUEST PERFORMER REVEALED
WEEK 4 The couples are back on the dance floor. Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke will be keeping a close eye on proceedings, providing valuable insight and awarding scores, before the public vote opens at the end of the show. Who will take the top spot on the leaderboard this week? It’s results time, and the couples wait to find out if they’ve secured a place in icons week. There’s also music from Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and the professionals me


Behind Bars: Sex, Bribes And Murder | Preview (BBC Three)
After a three-minute video featuring a female prison officer and an inmate having sex inside HMP Wandsworth goes viral, award-winning journalist Mobeen Azhar begins an investigation into what happened and why. A year of twists, turns and damning revelations pulls back the curtain on a dangerous wider world of coercion, corruption and contraband thriving behind bars. Beginning his investigation outside HMP Wandsworth, the prison where the viral video of prison officer Linda De


MILLIONAIRE HOT SEAT: LOGO REVEALED FOR ITV SPIN-OFF HOSTED BY JEREMY CLARKSON
Stellify Media, the Sony Pictures Television joint venture and Belfast-based indie, is celebrating a major commission from ITV, announcing a bumper order across its Millionaire franchise, including the UK debut of Millionaire Hot Seat and an extended run of Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire. The new order includes 18 x 30 episodes of Millionaire Hot Seat, a fast-paced version of the global Millionaire format, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson.


FINAL EPISODE OF NOEL FIELDING'S ADVENTURES OF DICK TURPIN LANDS ON APPLE TV FOLLOWING CANCELLATION
Apple TV have released the final episode of Noel Fielding's The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin, with no publicity whatsoever, comprised from footage filmed last year before filming was cancelled earlier this year. Earlier this year it was revealed that the show has been cancelled mid-production on its second series after Fielding "failed to come to work" after production resumed following the Christmas break. It was later revealed filming has halted due to "the


WORLDS APART: NEW REALITY ADVENTURE SERIES PROVES A HIT FOR CHANNEL 4
Channel 4's new reality adventure series Worlds Apart is proving a hit for the broadcaster, with the launch episode outperforming Channel 4's slot average for both 16-24s and over 65s, with share up 38% and 18% respectively). The opening episode has consolidated to 1.3 million viewers and is Channel 4's biggest 9pm reality debut since April 2023. On streaming, the show has already achieved over 30 million minutes viewed since launch. In a world where travel has become more ab


BIG BROTHER TONIGHT: FULL RUNDOWN, FRIDAY 17th OCTOBER 2025
Here's a full rundown of what to expect in tonight's episode of Big Brother, which continues on ITV2 and ITVX. THE SHOPPING LIST CAUSES DRAMA IN THE HOUSE After successfully completing BB’s General Hospital Shopping Task, the Housemates are rewarded with a luxury shopping budget. Jenny, Caroline and Zelah are in the Living Room talking about the shopping list. Jenny says to Zelah, “Zelah, Caroline’s doing the shopping budget today.” Zelah responds, “What, the whole thing


CELEBRITY MASTERCHEF CONFIRMED TO AIR THIS YEAR ON BBC ONE WITH JOHN TORODE AND GRACE DENT
Celebrity MasterChef is set to return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this autumn for its 20th series, recorded earlier in the year with new 2025 judge Grace Dent and John Torode. The red carpet will roll into the MasterChef kitchen for a glittering line-up of celebrities from the worlds of music, drama, comedy, sport and showbiz. Produced by Shine TV, a Banijay UK company, this 20th series warmly welcomes singers and sports stars, actors and authors, to comedians, entertainers an


CANCER DETECTIVES: CHANNEL 4 ANNOUNCES NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Channel 4 announces Cancer Detectives: Finding the Cures, an observational documentary series that will explore the pioneering research that could transform the future of cancer detection, treatment and prevention. The 3 x 60-minute brand-funded series, produced by Dragonfly North (part of Banijay UK) from its Manchester base, is a new collaboration with Cancer Research UK that will take viewers inside what has been described as the “Golden Age of cancer research.” It wil


ITV ANNOUNCES NEW SATURDAY MORNING PROGRAMMING LINE-UP FOR 2026
ITV has announced a new Saturday morning lineup for January 2026 including an extended helping of James Martin’s Saturday Morning; following a bumper series this year which saw its highest share of viewing since 2017. Commissioned by Katie Rawcliffe and Leanne Clark, the new lineup for 2026 will build on ITV’s Saturday morning success in 2025 which has seen share of viewing grow by +8%. Alongside new James Martin will be a brand new series with Ainsley Harriott plus the retu


HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU: TONIGHT'S GUEST PRESENTER AND PANELLISTS REVEALED
The long-running topical and satirical entertainment show delivers comic observations and scripted gags, from the satirical to the surreal, through the highly original mechanism of a quiz about the news. Each week team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton welcome a who's who of hosts and welcome a gaggle of guest panellists to find the funny in the week's big stories. On tonight's episode, Alexander Armstrong is host, with guest panellists comedian Ross Noble and journalist He


THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW: TONIGHT'S CELEBRITY GUESTS AND PERFORMER REVEALED
Graham Norton welcomes the biggest stars of film, TV and music on to his sofa for chat, performances and comedy. Across the series the cream of the celebrity crop will delight viewers with tales from the most-talked about TV series and movies. Plus, the biggest Hollywood stars will exclusively discuss the movie moments that have kept the nation on the edge of their seats. The hottest actors, musicians, broadcasters and comedians will appear alongside stars of the stage and


GOGGLEBOX: SHOWS FEATURING ON TONIGHT'S EPISODE REVEALED, FRIDAY 17th OCTOBER 2025
Britain's sharpest armchair critics are back to share more of their insightful and passionate takes on the week's biggest and best shows. Each episode is filmed over the previous seven days, covering that week’s TV and news highlights. In each household, Gogglebox will capture their instant reactions, love/hate relationships and fierce debates on the best and worst television shows of the past week – all from the comfort of their sofas. From the Saturday night juggernauts


RATINGS REPORT: 22-28 SEPTEMBER 2025, MOST WATCHED SHOWS REVEALED
The latest 7-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown or released for the last week have been released by BARB. The top-50 breakdown can be found on BARB's website here . Strictly Come Dancing went live for the fist time this series to an audience of 7,693,500 on Saturday night, making it the most watched programme of the week. In second place was The Great British Bake Off with 6,703,500. In drama, the final episode of The Guest topped the week with 4,069,900. New serie


ITV ENTERTAINMENT AND REALITY SLATE FOR JANUARY AND EARLY 2026 REVEALED
The new and returning entertainment and reality titles airing on ITV in early 2026 have been revealed. Wheel Of Fortune The epic game show will once again be centred around a giant carnival wheel as the contestants spin to win for a life-changing cash prize. In this thrilling game of skill and luck, the turn of the wheel secures a cash value before they pick a letter to help them solve the puzzle - for every correct letter they reveal in the puzzle, they win multiples of that


THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS CONFIRMS FINALE DATE AS SERIES BREAKS RATINGS RECORDS
The first episode of The Celebrity Traitors has already been watched by over 11.7m viewers to date and continues to grow, with 2.2M 16-34 year olds tuning in, breaking its own record for most viewed episode of the programme. This makes the series debut of The Celebrity Traitors the biggest unscripted episode across the UK market since 2022. The Celebrity Traitors, made by Studio Lambert Scotland, has captivated audiences nationwide with its compelling mix of detection, backst


BIG BROTHER TONIGHT: FULL RUNDOWN, THURSDAY 16th OCTOBER 2025
Here's a full rundown of what to expect in tonight's episode of Big Brother, which continues on ITV2 and ITVX. THE HOUSE IS TRANSFORMED INTO BB’S GENERAL HOSPITAL In this week's shopping task, the Big Brother House has been transformed into BB General Hospital. Marcus, Caroline and Jenny have become doctors. Cameron and Feyisola are nurses in the ward and Richard is matron. The remaining Housemates are patients. The Housemates are challenged to improve the performance of


THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB NEARS TEN MILLION VIEWERS ON NETFLIX
The film adaptation of Richard Osman's debut novel, The Thursday Murder Club, has become the most-watched programme of the Summer with nearly 10 million viewers. BARB figures show 6,583,000 watched the film within its first seven days of release. Now, the 28-day consolidated figures have been released which shows the film has been watched by 9,958,000 viewers, by far the biggest show of the Summer and over 4.4 million more than the second highest rating show of the week, ITV'


BEN FOGLE TRAVELS TO CHINA FOR LATEST CHANNEL 5 TRAVELOGUE
5 has commissioned a brand new 3 x 90’ documentary series Ben Fogle in China (w/t) from Blink Films following Ben as he travels eastwards to discover China’s rich history and learns how it has transformed into the global powerhouse it is today. With deep and revealing access, this ambitious and thoughtful series gets to the heart of this extraordinary country. Fiercely independent in its approach to telling all sides of the Chinese story from the inside, this series explore
































































